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Scptember 25, and October 9, 1832. 



VVilliam Ynriell, and Josepli Cox Cox, Esqrs., in the Chair. 



Colonel Sykes resumed the exhibition of the coUection of Birdg 

 fornied by him in Dukhun. On pievious evenings he had brought 

 under the notice of the Conimittee the Raptores and Insessores 

 (page 77) ; and on the present he submitted the remaining orders in 

 the series adopted in the following 



Catalogue of Birds (svstematically arranged) of the RasoriaI, Gral- 

 latorial, and Natatorial Orders, observed in the Dukhun bv Lieut. 

 Colonel W. H. Sykes, Bombay Army, F.L.S., F.Z.S., &c.&c. 



Okdeu iii. RASORES, III. 

 Fam. ColumhidtB, Leach. — Genus Ptilinopus, Swains. 



138. Ptilinopus Elphinstonii. Ptil. iupra fusco-brunneus ; cor- 



pore infra, capite, collogue cinereis ; cervice nigro, plumis ad 

 apices gultu albd notatis; interscapulio rubineo ; colio pectoregue 

 smaragdino, uropygio cinereo, niteniiius ; remigum 2dce, 3ticc, 

 4t(E et 5t<e pogoniis exterms excavatis. 

 Irides ochraceo- flavae. Longitudo corpom lOAunc, cmida 



This very fine bird, forming a link betsveen the Pigeons proper and 

 y'mago, has quite the figure and air of Ptilinopus porpliyreus, 

 figured in Stephens,vol. 14. {Coliiinba porphyreu, Rein\v.,Temm., 

 PI. Col. 106.), būtis much larger : it is a rare bird in Dukhun, 

 and met \vith only in the dense wood3 of the Ghauts. Not gre- 

 garious. Stony fruit found in the stomach. Sexes alike. Flight 

 very rapid. The lateral skin of the toes is very much deve- 

 loped. 



Genus Columba, Auct. Pigeon. 



139. CoLOMBA Meena. Col. capite, colio, interscapulio, gastreEogue 



saturate vinaceis, ventre diluliore ; crisso, caudcpgue tegminibus 

 inferioribus apiceque albis ; tergo uropygioque ardosiaceis; 

 tegminibus caudce superioribus ad apices vinaceis ; scapularibus 

 alarumgue tegminibus nigris, castaneo lati marginatis ; remigi- 

 bus cauddquefusco-bru)tneis, iltis castaneo marginatis ; tegmi- 

 nibus alarum inferioribus cinereis ; colio utrinque nigro macu- 

 lato, plumis carulescenii-albido ad apices marginatis. 

 Fcem. Crisso diluti vinaceo ; tegminibus caudce inferioribus pallide 

 cinereis ; rectricibus 4 intermediis albo haud terminatis. 

 Irides aurantiaca;. Rostrtan pedesąue flavescentes. Longitudo 



coiporis 8 unc, cauda 5W- 

 Brown and Chestnut Dove. Hhulgah of the Mahrattas. 

 This species might be mistaken for the European Col. Turtur, but 

 on comparison is found to differ in the whole head, neck, shoul- 

 [No. XXIII.] ZooL Soc. Proceedings of the Co.mm.of Science. 



